A boxing fight and tofu
Today is D-day for Filipino boxing fans as Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao takes an old foe, the Mexican champ Juan Manuel Marquez. I am not much of a boxing fan, but my dad is. Everytime Pacquiao has a fight, he and his elder brother would watch together, beer in hand and appetizer to boot! Even if the fight is scheduled 8am Manila time (we are more than half a day earlier than Las Vegas), he want’s his beer as it’s the only time he’s allowed. He’s been excited about this fight.
Guess what he wants for appetizers? Pork and tofu stirfry with lots of Chinese celery. Lately he has been really crazy about tofu, or tokwa, as we call it in Tagalog. I like tofu but not almost everyday. And we’ve come to a point, at times, not to ask for his suggestion on our meals as he would always ask for this pork and tofu stirfry dish all the time!
At the rate that the Filipino frenzy for Manny Pacquiao boxing, there should Manny Pacquiao boxing parties all over the archipelago. Even the police is predicting that there’ll be a dip in crime stats while the game is ongoing. Perhaps if I sell Manny Pacquiao boxing party invitations (something similar to Kentucky Derby Party Invitations) I might earn big bucks. But probably not, as I can not stand to watch a boxing fight.
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March 19th, 2008 at 1:06 am
mmm… this looks very yummy. Wish I can have a bite of this.